Technical Lead, Medical Device Prototyping & Development

AbbVie; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a Technical Lead, Product Development to drive technical leadership for medical-device and combination-product prototyping and feasibility activities. The role requires expertise across mechanical, plastic, electrical, software, human factors, and usability engineering to deliver integrated product solutions.

You will oversee prototyping, evaluate concepts, and collaborate with engineering, regulatory, and manufacturing teams to address design controls, verification/validation, risk

Qualifications

• BS or equivalent education and extensive, typically 14+ years of experience.
• MS or equivalent education with typically 12+ years of experience.
• PhD with typically 6+ years of experience in area or scientific area of discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a principal investigator, generating original technical ideas and research or development strategies.
• Demonstrate creative 'out of the box' thinking to solve difficult technical problems and champion new technologies to achieve project goals.
• Recognized and sought out as an expert in his/her discipline within the company and possibly externally.
• Experienced and demonstrated success as primary author of publications, presentations, regulatory documents and/or primary inventor of patents.
• Demonstrated scientific communication and presentation skills by presenting at leading scientific conferences.

Responsibilities

• Lead prototyping and feasibility activities for medical-device and combination-product programs.
• Develop and evaluate product concepts, prototypes, designs, and technical solutions.
• Apply expertise in mechanical and plastic-part design, injection molding, DFM, DFA, DFx, and tolerance analysis.
• Collaborate with electrical, software, systems, human factors, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing partners.
• Support the development, integration, and testing of electrical hardware and device software.
• Resolve technical challenges and design tradeoffs using engineering judgment and data analysis.
• Plan, execute, analyze, and document feasibility studies and prototype evaluations.
• Apply knowledge of design controls, ISO 14971, ISO 13485, DHF documentation, and design verification and validation.
• Assess how technical decisions and design changes may affect product requirements and regulatory submissions.
• Lead cross-functional technical discussions and influence decisions without direct authority.

Education

BS or equivalent education

MS or equivalent education

PhD with typically 6+ years of experience

Job description

AbbVie seeks a Technical Lead, Product Development to drive technical leadership for medical-device and combination-product prototyping and feasibility activities. The role requires expertise across mechanical, plastic, electrical, software, human factors, and usability engineering to deliver integrated product solutions.

You will oversee prototyping, evaluate concepts, and collaborate with engineering, regulatory, and manufacturing teams to address design controls, verification/validation, risk